Renée is the French feminine of René — from the Latin *renatus* (reborn) — originally a Christian baptismal name signaling spiritual rebirth. **A top-100 US baby name from 1962 to 1979**. **Renée Zellweger (born 1969)** — **American actress; two Academy Awards — Best Supporting Actress for *Cold Mountain* (2003) and Best Actress for *Judy* (2019, playing Judy Garland) — sixteen years apart, an unusually long gap between competitive Oscar wins for the same actress**. **Career-defining role as Bridget Jones in four films (2001-2025)**. **Renée Fleming (born 1959)** — **American soprano often called "the People's Diva"; National Medal of Arts (2013); sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XLVIII (2014)**. **Renée Russo (born 1954)** — American actress and former Ford model. **Saint René Goupil** — male, Jesuit martyr in 17th-century North America.
Subject of countless 2020 Oscar retrospectives.
Renée reduces to four — the number of reborn.